All Nations Pre-School
GoodBirth to 8+Long established
A pre-school in Bedford for children from birth to 8+, open sessions in term time, often mornings. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in May 2024. Open since 2013, with 32 places.
What you might pay
This setting does not publish its fees, and no national dataset holds them. This is what childcare costs across the council, as a starting point for the call.
What childcare usually costs in Bedford
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Bedford from the Department for Education's 2025 provider survey. No national data holds what an individual nursery charges, so ring and ask.
Places, hours and the day
Who they take, when they are open, and what a day there includes.
Where it is
MK41 7QFWhat the inspector found
One grade is one visit. A run of them tells you whether it has been good for years or has only just got there.
Ofsted inspector, 21 May 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
The manager and staff warmly welcome children and their families on arrival. They support children to develop a positive attitude to their learning and help them to manage their feelings, including developing resilience to setbacks. Staff support children to develop their independence and take responsibility. Children pour their own drinks and help to tidy away the resources. Staff encourage children to manipulate dough to strengthen small muscles, and provide a range of activities to encourage children's mark making. For example, children paint colourful pictures at the painting easels. They use their developing imaginations and language to describe their 'monster truck' and 'exploding meteor', demonstrating pride in their achievements.
Staff support children to develop their mathematical knowledge. They encourage children to count and to recognise written numerals during hopscotch games.
Additionally, staff introduce simple calculation concepts as children sing songs, such as 'Five Little Speckled Frogs'. Older children demonstrate their understanding.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to promote specific learning intentions more effectively during planned activities, and use every opportunity to extend children's learning during spontaneous activities n review the organisation of planned routines to enable children to develop and complete the activities they are enjoying, including making more effective use of the outdoor environment to support children who prefer to learn outside.
- 21 May 2024Good
- 27 June 2018Outstanding
- 21 May 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for All Nations Pre-School
- What it costs
- Funded hours
- Youngest age taken
- Meals
- Nappies
- Waiting list
No dataset holds any of this. Two parents telling us the same thing puts it on the page for whoever looks next.
What to ask them
None of this is in any national dataset and this setting has not published it, which is exactly why it is worth asking.
- What does it cost, all in? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- Can I use my funded hours here? Whether they stretch them over the year, and the minimum days you have to book.
- Is there a place for my child's age? Baby rooms fill first and waiting lists are common.
- Who would my child's key person be? And how long have the staff been there. No dataset holds this and it matters more than anything above.
- Can I visit at a busy time? Mid-morning on a weekday tells you far more than an empty room after hours.
Pre-schools within a couple of miles
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.